Bill Text: GA SR1101 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Georgia Senate Resolution 1101 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: Hecht, William H. "Bill"; recognize

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-05 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR1101 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SR1101-Enrolled.html

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Senate Resolution 1101

By: Senator Goggans of the 7th

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending William H. "Bill" Hecht; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, William H. "Bill" Hecht is a fixture in Washington, D.C., and has made significant and lasting contributions to his church, family, friends, and country; and

WHEREAS, a native of Tifton, Georgia, Bill earned a Master of Arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis, a Master of Divinity degree from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, and Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Divinity degrees from Concordia University; and

WHEREAS, he served as an ordained pastor at Faith Lutheran Church and also taught philosophy at the University of Oklahoma from 1960 to 1967; and

WHEREAS, Bill accepted the position of executive director of the Republican Party in Missouri in 1967 and moved his family to Jefferson City, where two years later he became special assistant to the president of the American Security Council; and

WHEREAS, in 1967, Bill led a group of Missouri Synod Lutheran Church presidents on a worldwide mission, and he and his family moved to Washington, D.C., where he became special assistant to the late Representative Richard Ichord; and

WHEREAS, in 1975, Bill joined the Tobacco Institute where he served as the vice president for legislative affairs until 1981 when he started his own government relations firm called Hecht Spencer and Associates, Inc., with his friend and colleague, Stuart Spencer; and

WHEREAS, Bill played an active role in both of President Reagan's campaigns and President Bush's 1988 campaign where he served as the congressional liaison for the Bush-Quayle Inaugural Committee; and

WHEREAS, he is united in love and marriage to Susan Vogt and blessed with three remarkable sons, Herbert William II, Timothy Paul, and James Christian, and ten adored grandchildren, Caroline, Rachel, William Herbert III, Robbie, Christian, Danny, Hannah, Sammy, Holly, and Jonathan; and

WHEREAS, Bill has received numerous honors, including The Silver Beaver Award for Distinguished Service to Youth from the Boy Scouts of America in 1998, the Honorary Doctor of Laws Award from Concordia University in 2005 and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Concordia Seminary in 2006; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend William H. "Bill" Hecht on decades of efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service and extend their most heartfelt gratitude for his many contributions to the United States.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to William H. "Bill" Hecht.